Searching for Accommodations within the Ontario Criminal Justice System for Persons with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Views of Social Service Agency and Justice Professionals

Although persons with intellectual disabilities have been conceptualized as having rights to equality in Canada and internationally, there continue to be gaps in the delivery of justice when they are involved within the criminal process. The literature consistently reported that individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASDs) often experienced challenges within the justice system, such as difficulty understanding abstract legal concepts (Conry & Fast, 2009). In the Canadian legal system, accommodations are available to enable persons with disabilities to receive equal access to justice; however, how these are applied to persons with FASDs had not been fully explored in the literature. In this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with social service agency workers (n=10) and justice professionals (n=10) regarding their views of the challenges persons with FASDs experience in the justice system and their suggestions on the use of accommodations. The findings showed that while supports have been provided for individuals with intellectual disabilities, there has been a lack of specialized accommodations available specifically for individuals with FASDs in accessing their right to justice.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolutión of the Senate, the proceedings of thetwo courts of inquiry in the case of Major General Pillow.

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Defensa jurídica del ciudadano Juan García : juez de paz 4o. de Querétaro en la causa criminal formada por el juez de letras de la propia ciudad por el adulterio de que lo acusó Laureano Olivares preso en aquella cárcel

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Practica criminal de España

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Práctica criminal : instrucción (nueva util) de substanciar las causas, con distinción de lo que particularmente parece se debe observar... Juicio sumario, y plenario... Forma de defender los artículos... Methodo de processar en las visitas...

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Causa criminal instruída al Exmo. Sr. Presidente Constitucional General de División D. Antonio López de Santa-Anna.

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Determinismo: La antropología criminal jurídica y la libertad humana

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La sociología criminal: [por] J. Martínez Ruíz

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Materia criminal forense, o tratado universal teórico y práctico,de los delitos y delicuentes en género y especie, para la segura y conforme expedición de las causas de esta naturaleza. Obra útil y precisa a jueces de todas clases, fiscales, abogados, asesores, escribanos y demás que versen sus facultades en el foro

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Práctica criminal de España

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Principios fundamentales del procedimiento civil y criminal

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Práctica forense criminal

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The Supreme Court’s Understanding of Federalism: Efficiency at the Expense of Diversity

This paper is an examination of the Supreme Court of Canada's interpretation of federalism since constitutional repatriation in 1982. It argues that the lure of centralist efficiency is overpowering a fundamentally important part of our federal order: regionalism. The author contends that changes made by the Court to certain fundamental concepts of Canadian constitutional law now provide Parliament with greater latitude than before in the exercise of its legislative powers. According to the author, these changes are disturbing because they are structured so as to preclude consideration of the legitimate concerns of regional polities. Furthermore, he argues that the Court has reinforced the central government's power to regulate the economy, including intraprovincial matters affecting trade, by resorting to highly functional tests that emphasize economic efficiency over other criteria. This, he claims, makes it more difficult to invoke legitimate regional interests that would lead to duplication, overlapping and even, in the eyes of some, inefficiency. The author the focuses on the Court's treatment of environmental protection in an attempt to show the tension between the Court's desire to use a functional approach and the need to recognize regional interests. Finally, through an examination of recent case law, he attemps to demonstrate that the Court's dominant perspective remains functional despite its endorsement of a more community-oriented undestanding of federalism in Secession Reference. If the Court chooses to proceed in this manner, it will alienate regional polities and may encourage them to choose more radical means of asserting their differences. Further, the author argues that strict adherence to the functional effectiveness approach will undermine the very values that federalism is meant to promote.

La responsabilidad criminal y las modernas escuelas de antropología

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